Hybrid Part-Time Adult Ed Instructor bei Rankin County School District

Job purpose:

In keeping a tradition of excellence, the purpose of the Adult Education Instructor is to teach and counsel adult education students helping them to reach their educational goals. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties and responsibilities: 

• Knowledge of appropriate placement and diagnostic assessments

• Works with multiple levels of learning

• Knowledge of different subject areas

• Provides instruction in literacy; adult education; HSE test preparation; workforce preparation; integrated education and training, including career pathways; and workplace education, including National Career Readiness Certificate and Smart Start Pathway instruction

• Applies research-based instructional practices that incorporate the use of computers and other technologies

• Is knowledgeable of reading, writing, and/or math instructional strategies

• Uses lesson plans that integrate instruction across content areas

• Provides continuous feedback and adjusts instruction to maximize student learning

• Collaborates with colleagues to develop & evaluate curriculum and materials aligned with CCRS

• Integrates work, family, and community related activities into instruction

• Facilitates the transfer of learned skills from the classroom to the job

• Plans learning experiences that are interactive and relevant to the specific workplace environment

• Customizes and develops workplace education curriculum and lesson plans that facilitate transition from the classroom to the job based on the workforce goals and expected training outcomes 

• Assesses and monitors learning

• Uses formal and informal assessment data to monitor and document student progress

• Collects and manages accurate data for program improvement and accountability

• Participates in the retention and follow-up of students

• Maintains knowledge of program guidelines, regulations, policies, and procedures

• Maintains student records

• Maintains a professional attitude towards students

• Promotes student retention through contact and counseling

• Adheres to local and state policies and procedures

• Maintains accurate records

• Submits reports on time

• Reports to duty as scheduled

• Uses classroom preparation time allotment on site

• Promotes the program within the community

• Lead and attend staff meetings/trainings as applicable; serve on staff committees

• Assume responsibility for own professional growth and development, for keeping current with literature, new research findings, for attending appropriate professional meetings and conferences, and to maintain any credits and/or continued education for maintenance of licensure/qualifications required for the position

• Maintain and accept responsibility for any district owned fixed asset item assigned to employee and ensure appropriate use by following district policies for acceptable use

• Undergo periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures

• Maintain confidentiality

• Regular, dependable, punctual, in person attendance is an essential function of this position

• Perform such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, director or established by district policy

• Read, understand, and abide by Employee Conduct Policy, GAB, all other district, state and federal policies, and procedures and protocols as established by RCSD and the Mississippi Educator Code of Conduct

Qualifications:

• Education Level: Bachelor’s degree or higher

• Certification:

• Other requirements:

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using equipment such as a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, reach, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.    

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is not a standard office setting; but rather encompasses the entire active school campus both inside and outside the facilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.

Terms of Employment:

Salary, days and work year as established by the Rankin County Board of Education 

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Rankin County School Board policy on Evaluation of Employees. 

Reviewed and agreed to by:  ___________________________  Date:  _____________

(employee)

Reviewed and agreed to by: ___________________________ Date:  _______________

           (supervisor)